2 Chronicles 30:27

Contextual Overview

²¹The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread seven days with great joy, and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day after day with loud instruments. ²¹ The children of Yisra'el who were present at Yerushalayim kept the feast of matzah seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the Kohanim praised the LORD day by day, [singing] with loud instruments to the LORD. ²¹ And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the Lord . ²¹ And the people of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness, and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with all their might to the Lord . ²¹ The Israelites in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy to the Lord . The Levites and priests praised the Lord every day with loud music. ²¹ The Israelites who were in Jerusalem observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy. The Levites and priests were praising the Lord every day with all their might. ²¹The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy. The Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, singing to the LORD with loud instruments. ²¹ The sons of Israel present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and the priests were praising the LORD day after day with loud instruments to the LORD. ²¹ The children of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised Yahweh day by day, [singing] with loud instruments to Yahweh. ²¹ And the children of Israel that were present at Ierusalem, kept the feast of the vnleauened bread seuen dayes with great ioye, and the Leuites, and the Priestes praysed the Lorde, day by day, singing with loude instruments vnto the Lorde.

Bible Verse Review
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the priests: Numbers 6:23-26, Deuteronomy 10:8

their prayer: 1 Kings 8:30, 1 Kings 8:39, Acts 10:4

his holy dwelling place: Heb. the habitation of his holiness, Deuteronomy 26:15, Psalms 68:5, Isaiah 57:15, Isaiah 63:15, Isaiah 66:1

Reciprocal: Exodus 39:43 - blessed them Numbers 8:22 - after that 2 Samuel 6:18 - as soon 1 Kings 8:66 - joyful 1 Chronicles 16:2 - he blessed 2 Chronicles 6:21 - thy dwelling place 2 Chronicles 35:18 - neither did Psalms 18:6 - my cry Psalms 102:1 - let my Psalms 119:169 - Let my cry Isaiah 9:16 - led of them Jeremiah 25:30 - his holy Jonah 2:7 - my prayer Zechariah 2:13 - his holy habitation Malachi 1:9 - beseech Philippians 3:1 - rejoice Hebrews 7:7 - the less

Cross-References

Genesis 12:3
I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you. In you will all of the families of the eretz be blessed."

Genesis 12:3
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 12:3
And I will bless those who bless you, and those who curse you I will curse. And all families of the earth will be blessed in you."

Genesis 12:3
I will bless those who bless you, and I will place a curse on those who harm you. And all the people on earth will be blessed through you."

Genesis 12:3
I will bless those who bless you, but the one who treats you lightly I must curse, and all the families of the earth will bless one another by your name."

Genesis 12:3
And I will bless (do good for, benefit) those who bless you, And I will curse [that is, subject to My wrath and judgment] the one who curses (despises, dishonors, has contempt for) you. And in you all the families (nations) of the earth will be blessed."

Genesis 12:3
And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."

Genesis 12:3
I will also blesse them that blesse thee, and curse them that curse thee, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 12:3
And I will bless those who bless you,And the one who curses you I will curse.And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."

Genesis 12:3
I will bless anyone who blesses you, but I will put a curse on anyone who puts a curse on you. Everyone on earth will be blessed because of you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the priests the Levites arose,.... The priests who were of the tribe of Levi; for there were some in Israel that were not, but were made of any of the people, as in the times of Jeroboam; though some supply the copulative "and"; so the Targum: "and blessed the people"; which was the proper work and business of the priests to do; though, while they were blessing, the Levites might be singing:

and their voice was heard; meaning not by the people, though undoubtedly it was, but by the Lord; the Targum is,

"their prayer was heard or received;''

for the blessing was delivered in a petitionary way, Numbers 6:24, and was no other than a request that God would bless them, which he did:

and their prayer came up to his holy dwellingplace, even unto heaven; see Psalms 3:4 by what means it was known their prayer was heard and accepted cannot be said; there might be some visible token of it, as the people were dismissed, and departed.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 30:27. And their voice was heard — God accepted the fruits of that pious disposition which himself had infused.

And their prayer came up — As the smoke of their sacrifices ascended to the clouds, so did their prayers, supplications, and thanksgivings, ascend to the heavens. The Targum says: "Their prayer came up to the dwelling-place of his holy shechinah, which is in heaven." Israel now appeared to be in a fair way of regaining what they had lost; but alas, how soon were all these bright prospects beclouded for ever!

It is not for the want of holy resolutions and heavenly influences that men are not saved but through their own unsteadiness; they do not persevere, they forget the necessity of continuing in prayer, and thus the Holy Spirit is grieved, departs from them, and leaves them to their own darkness and hardness of heart. When we consider the heavenly influences which many receive who draw back to perdition, and the good fruits which for a time they bore, it is blasphemy to say they had no genuine or saving grace; they had it, they showed it, they trifled with it, sinned against it, continued in their rebellions, and therefore are lost.